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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for December 14, 2015 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2015\PC 15-019 - Zoning Code Amendment - B-2 & B-3 Design Standards - Window Transparency\Memos_Reports_15-019 Page 1 of 1 MEMORANDUM DATE: December 14, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Sue Iverson, Acting City Administrator FROM: Matthew Bachler, Associate Planner SUBJECT: Planning Case #15-019: Zoning Code Amendment – B-2 and B-3 District Design Standards Façade Transparency Requirements Requested Action Motion to approve publishing a Summary of Ordinance Number 2015-010 (A supermajority vote is required for this motion. The City Attorney has notified the City that, despite the current Council vacancy, a 4/4 vote is required for items that require supermajority approval). Background The City Council approved Ordinance Number 2015-010 at their regular meeting on November 30, 2015. The Ordinance amends Sections 1325.05, Subd. 8(F) of the Arden Hills City Code to clarify the façade transparency requirements for commercial and multi-family residential buildings included in the Additional Design Standards for the B-2 and B-3 Districts. A copy of the Ordinance has been provided in Attachment A. Under Minnesota State law, the City is required to publish the ordinance in its official newspaper within 45 days of being passed. The City Council may approve the publication of a summary of the ordinance by a fourth-fifths vote of its members. The City Attorney has notified the City that, despite the current Council vacancy, a 4/4 vote is required for items that require supermajority approval. A copy of the Publication Summary of Ordinance Number 2015-10 is included in Attachment B. Attachments A. Ordinance Number 2015-010 B. Publication Summary of Ordinance Number 2015-010 CONSENT AGENDA – 6O